Healthy Wealth – talking financial education with Dr Katherine Debray
Because Med School taught you medicine – not money.
Urgent Bite 303 – Adult Onset Still Disease
Adult onset Still Disease is a rare condition that presents with intermittent high fevers, arthralgia and a salmon pink rash.
Urgent Bite 302 – Fournier’s and SGLT-2 inhibitors
In cases of Fournier’s Gangrene, and necrotising fasciitis in general, early detection and treatment is vital. Risk factors help raise the concern and knowing about SGLT-2 inhibitors as an evolving risk factor is important.
Urgent Bite 301 – Pica disorder
Pica is an eating disorder that can cause abdominal symptoms, obstruction, poisoning, parasitic infections and is associated with iron deficiency anaemia. We should be aware of it in the urgent care setting.
Urgent Bite 300 – Continual, Collegiality, Cognition
For the 300th Urgent Bite, we reflect on lessons learned from seven and a half years of podcasting.
Urgent Bite 299 – The Kager Fat Pad
The Kager fat pad is seen in lateral radiographs of the ankle, and the loss or alteration of this pad can indicate injury or pathology in that region.
Urgent Bite 298 – Martha’s Rule
Martha’s Rule is an important new initiative in the NHS England that aims to ensure that patient, family and caregiver concern for deterioration is heard and acted upon. This is because evidence shows that these groups recognise deterioration earlier, and there are cases, as with Martha Mills, where these concerns are not acted upon quickly enough to prevent harm, or even death. We should all reflect on Martha’s story and Martha’s Rule.
Urgent Bite 297 – The Barton Fracture
The Barton fracture is an eponymous fracture of the distal radius. While perhaps a name less used compared to the Colles, it is still an important injury to recognise and refer to orthopaedics.
Urgent Bite 296 – Maternal Sepsis
There is a webinar coming up on March 25 at 1900 NZDT on the topic of Maternal Sepsis.
Urgent Bite 295 – Subcutaneous Foreign Bodies
If we suspect a subcutaneous foreign body, we need to know where it is, what it is and how long it has been there. This requires a good history, a thorough examination and appropriate imaging. With this information, we can plan the best way to remove, which might involve referral.